We're the luckiest family ever! Thanks to my mother-in-law, we got to go to the zoo twice this week. It was practically free for two days of non-stop entertainment (always a bonus). Our adventures began on Thursday when I met Mercedes and the two children she babysits, Nicolas and Alex, at the zoo. Dylan and Nicolas were so excited to play together and see all the animals. They walked around together talking about zoo animals and acting like best buddies. Dylan was ecstatic about the map they gave him. He carried it with him all day as he directed us from exhibit to exhibit. And imagine the look in Dylan's eyes when he found out that not only were we going to see the animals, but that Abuela had bought tickets to ride the train and the carousel. Priceless! All of the kids had a great time and were so well behaved. The only down side was that I had to hurry to get Dylan to preschool by 1:00 so we were rushing at the end. Poor Dylan wasn't quite ready to go yet (which is part of the reason we decided to go back).
Friday Marcos was off work (since he's working all day Saturday) so we took advantage of some family time and headed back to the zoo for some more fun. It was another awesome day! We cranked up the radio with kid music on the drive down to really get the kids pumped...and it worked. They loved everything: seeing the animals, eating a picnic lunch, playing on the playground and riding the carousel. Oh, and they really loved the bird show. They were giggling at all the silly things the birds say and do. We ran into some friends we haven't seen for a couple years who have moved back into town. What a small world! We're afraid that after two days of excitement, Preston might think the zoo is a daily occurrence. When we drove into the parking lot today, he knew exactly where we were. He was talking about all the animals and yelling zoo before we got to the front gate. That crazy kid ended up walking around for more than half of the day. He's growing up and I don't even realize it sometimes. Oh yeah, it was really fun for the adults too. Both Marcos and I were talking about how much we enjoyed our time together at the zoo. It was definitely time well spent. Anyway, I made this little video about our zoo adventures. Enjoy!
4 comments:
How fun! It sounds like a great couple of days... Plus almost free is the best and sure makes the trip so enjoyable. I am glad Marcos got to join you guys for some of the fun.
I love the zoo! oh and so do my kids! We will have to go sometime, we have a membership this year!
That is the cutest video ever! How fun to go to the zoo! I totally got flashbacks of my childhood and going to the zoo...I can't believe Preston is talking so much! He is SOOO cute! I love how he says jiraffe..hehehe Anyways, I miss you guys!!! besos!!!
Thanks! I had fun making that little video. I just had too many pictures to try to post them so I thought a video would be a better solution. And we miss you too...like crazy!
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